Notes and Editorial Reviews
Hiromi Okada, a London-based pianist, has been giving a series of piano recitals called "The Microcosmos of Hiromi Okada" at Kioi Hall, Tokyo - twice yearly for five years. Some of the encore pieces played at those recitals are included in this recording. During intermissions at Okada's Kioi Hall recitals, members of the audience can be heard trying to predict that evening's encores; their guesses are often wide of the mark, however, because his repertoire is extremely wide. Replying to questions from his admirers, Okada once said: "My encore pieces are selected in harmony with the concept of each recital, so as not to impair its overall atmosphere." What makes this CD different from other albums of short pieces is the extremely wide range
Read more
of the selected composers. Another characteristic of the album is the inclusion of a number of instructive works by leading composers. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 23 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Hess
2.
Nocturnes (3) for Piano, Op. 15: no 2 in F sharp major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830-1831; Poland
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs.
3.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 11 in A minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1834; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 52 Secs.
4.
Etudes (6) for Piano left hand, Op. 135: no 4, Bourée by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 42 Secs.
5.
Etudes (6) for Piano left hand, Op. 135 no 5: Elegy by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912; France
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 5 Minutes 24 Secs.
6.
Pavane, Op. 50 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; France
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 6 Minutes 34 Secs.
7.
Cantos de España, Op. 232: no 1, Preludio [Asturias, Op. 47 no 5] by Isaac Albeniz
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 5 Minutes 37 Secs.
8.
Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37: no 2, Oriental by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892-1900; Spain
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 5 Minutes 12 Secs.
9.
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 2 in C sharp minor by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Hungary
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 10 Minutes 5 Secs.
10.
Musical snuffbox, Op. 32 by Anatole Liadov
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1893; Russia
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 46 Secs.
11.
Polish Dances (4) for Piano: Mazurka by Karol Szymanowski
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1926; Poland
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 0 Secs.
12.
Polish Dances (4) for Piano : Krakowiak by Karol Szymanowski
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1926; Poland
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 9 Secs.
13.
Pieces (3) for the Young: Exercise for 4 fingers by Witold Lutoslawski
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1953; Poland
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 0 Minutes 56 Secs.
14.
Kinderstück, M 267 by Anton von Webern
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1924; Austria
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 36 Secs.
15.
Chorale Preludes (11) for Organ, Op. 122: no 8, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Austria
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 23 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Busoni
16.
Chorale Preludes (11) for Organ, Op. 122: no 11, O Welt, ich muss dich lassen by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Austria
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 46 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Busoni
17.
Pièces pittoresques (10) for Piano: no 6, Idylle by Emmanuel Chabrier
Performer:
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1881; France
Date of Recording: 6/12/2000
Venue: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 31 Secs.
Customer Reviews
Be the first to review this title
Review This Title
